Listen me! Sounds funny in English, doesn't it? But that’s how they say it in Italian. Learn more Italian expressions like this and how to use them. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials from today's episode:https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/ask-listen-italian-different Practise chatting in Italian with us by joining our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5.minute.italian/ Today’s Italian words Tua mamma impara l’italiano, vero? = Your mum is learning Italian, right? Tua mamma = your mum Impara = learns L’italiano = the italian Vero = true Le dai una mano? = Do you give her a hand? Le = to her Dai = You give Una mano = a hand. Si, a volte = Yes sometimes. Che cosa fai? = What do you do? Le chiedo: “che cosa fai oggi” = I ask her “what are you doing today” E scambiamo un paio di parole in italiano = And we exchange a few words in Italian. Le = to her Chiedo = I ask Che cosa = what Fai = you do Oggi = today E = and Scambiamo = we exchange Un paio = a pair Di = of Parole = words In italiano = in Italian. Le chiedo = I ask her (literally = to her, I ask) Gli chiedo = I ask him (literally = to him, I ask) Poi, le insegno un po’ di grammatica = Then, I teach her a little grammar. Le = to her Insegno = I teach Un po’ = a bit Di = of Grammatica = grammar Le insegno = I teach her (literally = to her, I teach) Gli insegno = I teach him (literally = to him, I teach) Come studia l’italiano? How does she study Italian? Di solito ascolta un CD e 5 minute Italian ovviamente! = Usually she listens to a CD and 5 minute Italian obviously! Di solito = usually Ascolta = she listens Un CD = a CD

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